Supply Chain Manager

Description:

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction, effectively managing inventory, and making continuous improvements to the business. This leadership role manages, controls, and directs material planning, inventory control, storage, shipping, and receiving functions.

• Provides strategic vision and tactical methods for the continuous improvement of Materials systems and processes.
  
• Ensures Customer Satisfaction.
  
• Drives facility to meet or exceed on time external customer delivery goals.
  
• Ensures timely shipments to aftermarket distribution facilities
  
• Monitors and manages customer past due backlog to less than established goals.
  
• Meets or exceeds objectives within Sales, Inventory and Operating Plan process.
  
• Manages excess and obsolete inventories with root cause analysis and countermeasures.
  
• Drives continuous improvements and preventative measures within the facility cycle count programs.
  
• Manages inbound replenishment process to ensure proper materials are available for production in a timely and cost effective manner.
  
• Drives and achieves plant performance goals and objectives including Delivery, Inventory, Productivity and Budget Performance.
  
• Champions materials team to achieve annual cost savings.
  
• Provides clear direction and priorities for department members including the establishment of individual goals and training plans through the performance feedback process.
  
• Establishes daily tools to drive accountability and informed decision-making to the appropriate level.
  
• Creates boundary less materials organization to support supplier transitions and assure customer satisfaction through product distribution and manufacturing.
  
• Implements Lean Manufacturing techniques to improve material flow and efficiencies.
  
• Develops people and systems to support new business growth opportunities.
  
• Works closely with other Leadership team members to support Safety, Quality, Operations, HR and Finance objectives.
  
• Nourishes a cooperative team-based environment.
  
• Supports inter-site cooperation to achieve BSFB goals and objectives.
  
• Strives to continuously improve the business through innovation and problem-solving skills.
  
• Performs his/her job within acceptable productivity and performance standards as outlined in plant policies, handbooks and applicable work instructions.
  
• Understands and adheres to current health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures: (ISO14001). Is empowered to identify, stop, and communicate or escalate appropriate action in regards to safety, health, and environmental concerns.
  
• Understands and adheres to current Quality policies (IATF16949). Empowered to identify, stop, and communicate or escalate appropriate action in regards to product quality.
  
• Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
  

• Leadership: Demonstrates ability to give direction, motivate, manage and reward performance, provide constructive feedback and foster individual professional development
  
• Influential and Inspirational: Demonstrates the ability to convince others to embrace ideas, providing compelling arguments and making use of informal processes.
  
• Teamwork: Demonstrates ability to work well with others to accomplish common goals and build a positive climate and trusting relationships within teams.
  
• Action oriented: Demonstrates ability to take action and lead by example. Enthusiastically demonstrates sense of urgency.
  
• Accountability: Demonstrates ability to take responsibility and maintains sense of ownership and follow through on commitments. Sets high standards of performance.
  
• Communication: Demonstrates ability to convey and distribute information effectively and encompass strong speaking, presentation, written and listening skills. Ability to create an environment for open communication.
  
• Entrepreneurship and Decision-making: Demonstrates means to discover opportunities in challenges, seek profit and sustainable growth, make courageous while sound decisions and demonstrate a good business understanding.
  
• Strategic and Visionary: Demonstrates the ability to develop strategies aligned to the organization's vision, putting them into action and taking a big picture view, considering future influences.
  

• This position has supervisory responsibilities.
  

• Office environment - includes, but not limited to, artificial lighting, computers, telephones, desks, temperature controlled.
  
• Manufacturing environment - includes, but not limited to, artificial lighting, machine/equipment noise, some welding exhaust, non-controlled temperatures, and PPE required. May be exposed to moderate heat, light dust, fumes, extreme temperatures, noise and hazards such as electrical shock or gases. Adequate hearing protection is required for 85 decibels and above.
  
• Some travel, which could include an overnight stay, may involve exposure to adverse weather conditions..
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or related field is required. Master Degree in related field highly preferred.
  
• At least 10 years of Materials/Operations experience is required.
  
• At least 5 years of Managerial/Supervisory experience is required.
  
• Has the ability to drive change from concept to completion across functional boundaries.
  
• Has the capability to energize the materials organization to world class performance.
  
• Has strong leadership skills and ability to develop materials staff.
  
• Has demonstrated knowledge of Materials and Supply Chain Management, forecast and budget planning, JIT, and Lean Manufacturing.
  
• Strong time management skills are required.
  
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
  
• Excellent written and oral communications skills are required.
  
• Six Sigma Greenbelt or Blackbelt Certified preferred.
  
• APICS Certification preferred.
  
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
  
• Must be able to travel and visit customers on short notice occasionally.